# KBank sees Baht falling to THB36.50/USD, debentures from private sector | RYT9

> KASIKORNBANK expects business in 2017 to be extremely challenging due to US political risk, and sees the baht falling to THB36.50 per USD. Private sector debenture issuance is expected to fall 20-25% to THB600 billion.

- Date: 2017-02-09 · published 2017-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72778-kbank-sees-baht-falling-to-thb36-50-usd-debentures-from-private-sector-ryt9
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

A forecast weaker baht would raise the baht cost of dollar-priced feed imports, while the drop in debenture issuance signals softer private investment.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ryt9.com: https://www.ryt9.com/en/prg/192313

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